Nirmal Kumar Verma

Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma (born 14 November 1950)[1] is a former senior naval officer who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy, from 31 August 2009 to 31 August 2012. In November 2012, he was appointed as the High Commissioner to Canada.

Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma PVSM, AVSM
Admiral Verma as CNS 2009.
Born	14 November 1950
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	1 July 1970 – 31 August 2012
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Eastern Naval Command INS Viraat INS Ranvir INS Udaygiri
Awards	Param Vishist Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal
Relations	Vice Admiral Bimal Verma (brother)

Early life

Born on 14 November 1950, he joined the Indian Navy at the age of 19.[2] He studied at Goethals Memorial School Kurseong, Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom, and the Naval War College in 1993 in the United States.[3]

Military career

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, right, and Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy Adm. Nirmal Verma, middle left, tour various aircraft and facilities at Naval Air Station Paxtuxent River

Verma took charge of the Naval Academy in Goa, and subsequently became commander of a series of Indian Navy ships, including INS Ranvir (D54) and INS Viraat, India's only aircraft carrier. He then took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command, and was appointed Chief of the Indian Navy upon the retirement of Sureesh Mehta on 31 August 2009. During his career he has been awarded several decorations, including the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.[4] He took over as the Chairman, Chief's of Staff Committee on 30 July 2011 from the then outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.[5]

Awards

Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Poorvi Star	Paschimi Star
Special Service Medal	Sangram Medal	Operation Parakram Medal	Videsh Seva Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal	25th Anniversary of Independence Medal		30 Years Long Service Medal
	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal

Post Retirement

Adm Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012.[6] He is currently a CNO Distinguished International Fellow at the US Naval War College.[7]

References

1. "Nirmal Kumar Verma named Navy chief". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. "Nirmal Kumar Verma named Navy chief". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
3. hameed farista (3 December 2009). "Govt names Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma as the next Navy chief". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. "Vice Admiral NK Verma named next Navy Chief". Zeenews.com. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
5. "Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee". India strategic. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
6. http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/20747/Admiral+Nirmal+Kumar+Verma+appointed+as+High+Commissioner+of+India+to+Canada
7. "160922-N-RX668-008". Flickr. Retrieved 24 June 2017.